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Matthew Long and Karl Snow speak at LSI’s Subprime Lending Crisis conference

WASHINGTON, D.C., March 10, 2008—Bates White Partner, Matthew M. Long, will cochair and introduce Law Seminars International’s “Subprime Lending Crisis” conference in New York NY on March 18 and 19, 2008. Mr. Long is a speaker on the conference’s opening panel: “Market Overview: The Issues and How We Got Here,” which covers the structure of primary and secondary markets, events leading to the current crisis, key primary and secondary market players, and types of disputes. This opening panel also provides a view of the future.

Karl N. Snow, Ph.D., Bates White Principal, is also a participant in the conference. Dr. Snow will appear on the panel: “Key Economic Issues in Proving the Case.” He will discuss the structures of various subprime-related securities and explore the key modeling issues in valuing these securities in the current economic environment.

This program will provide attorneys, investors, executives, and lenders with a big-picture view of the subprime lending crisis. The program will dissect the problem, identify existing regulatory efforts and ongoing litigation, and explore what is likely to occur in the future.

To register, download the registration form from the LSI website: www.lawseminars.com.

Matthew M. Long has extensive expertise in the consumer finance industry and executive-level experience managing consumer finance businesses and applying advance analytical procedures to consumer finance products. He has also consulted to multiple consumer finance companies, including one of the largest mortgage originators. In this capacity, Mr. Long provided advice on risk analysis, pricing disparities, risk-based pricing, loan economics, and other statistical analysis. He has also provided due diligence, discounted cash-flow analysis, and other valuation-related analysis to investors in the consumer finance business. In addition to his consumer finance expertise, Mr. Long is an expert in financial, strategic, and economic issues surrounding product liability litigation.

Karl N. Snow has more than 15 years of experience working in academia, in the investment banking and mortgage finance industries, and as an economic consultant. Dr. Snow has extensive expertise in calculating economic damages and in estimating the value of financial securities. He has submitted expert reports in federal court and worked with clients across a wide range of industries. Dr. Snow has also taught courses and presented workshops on finance and economic topics at academic institutions in Europe and the United States.

About Bates White
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About Law Seminrs International
Law Seminars International (LSI) provides a wide range of professional development programs, including two-day comprehensive conferences and one-day intensive workshops throughout the country, telebriefings, and remote studies programs (many for CLE credit). LSI's programs are designed for lawyers, business executives, consultants, and government officials. For more information, visit: www.lawseminars.com.

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